How TOC & CCPM Shifted Our Agile Mindset
summary
Applied Theory of Constraints and CCPM across the portfolio starting March 2024, limit WIP to match the system constraint (architects), and enforce daily buffer traffic light reporting on work-package buffer consumption. Throughput rises about +43% year‑to‑date with a forecasted ~78% improvement over 2024, initiation of new work stops when team capacity is booked, and the change saves roughly 8 hours per week while reducing firefighting and desynchronization.
AI-written summary · about
chapters (15)
- 0:00Agile mindset shift intro
- 1:33Core workflow problems
- 3:02Flow symptoms with data
- 5:16Real goal and constraints
- 6:20Journey with Theory of Constraints
- 6:44Throughput improvement results
- 7:49Mindset and collaboration impact
- 9:20Flow physics and constraints
- 10:26Limiting work in progress
- 11:51Full kit preparation
- 12:56Buffers for daily prioritization
- 14:25Daily portfolio management
- 15:51Balancing performance and satisfaction
- 16:37Transformation takeaways
- 18:07Q&A
related talks
43mSoftware Engineering Management at Scale with the Theory of Constraints
35mWhy Security Initiatives Are Doomed to Fail & What You Can Do About It
45mFrom plan-based to discovery-based Agile portfolio management
44mPredictably Agile
51mMastering Trade-offs for Scaled Agile Success
45mContinuous Delivery and the Theory of Constraints
57mEveryone Can Agree With This Approach To Prioritization
01h 32mPNSQC 2014 - Hillel Glazer